Just a reminder that the 2nd annual Record Store Day (www.recordstoreday.com) is happening this year and it all goes down on Saturday, April 18. As far as music lovers go, ask me and I’ll say record stores are still the lifeblood of music. Make it a […]
Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Neko CaseMiddle CycloneAnti Records Contrary to what has become the shuffle set era in popular music as brought on by the Ipod explosion, Neko Case’s albums of recent years have not lent themselves to the “small bites.” Middle Cyclone is no […]
Well obviously SXSW kicked in pretty good because Days 3 & 4 reports aren’t happening until I’m back here in the Ocean State. A lot of it’s still kind of blurry (though temps in the 30s and wind smacking me in the face today was a […]
SXSW becomes a whole different beast once the music kicks in – lots of beer, music & late nights. The unofficial kickoff for me is the Swollen Circus deal at Hole in the Wall on Tuesday night. It was another good one with highlights including The […]
Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson M. WardHold TimeMerge Records Between producing, sideman duties and assorted side projects, Matt Ward (a.k.a. M. Ward) has been a busy dude the last few years. It explains the three year gap between solo platters. Hold Time is all about noodling on […]
Looking at the skies upon waking this morning, it’s easy to see that high pressure and cloudless skies will be the order of business here in ATX for the next few days. It reached the low 80s and what better way to experience an Austin baptism […]
First off, the skyline of Austin looked striking last night. There’s something about tall buildings with colored lights and Austin with a mix of old and new scrapers sparkles at night with the figurehead the Capitol building. It’s all a sight to behold. Awoke to clear […]
The celluloid shindig continued on an early note, at least for a Sunday morning, by checking out one of three “shorts†programs in this year’s SXSW lineup. Personally, I dig the shorts as much as anything and always make it a point to see all the […]
 I dig pulp, celluloid, and music. Cool posters out the ying-yang hanging everywhere, postcards plugging music and films, lo and high budget periodicals laying on record stores floors for the taking, what better place to overstimulate the senses in all those areas than the annual […]
I dig pulp, celluloid, and music. Cool posters out the ying-yang hanging everywhere, postcards plugging music and films, lo and high budget periodicals laying on record stores floors for the taking, what better place to overstimulate the senses in all those areas than the annual South-by-Southwest, […]
